Xenophon and the history of his times
- Author/Creator:
- Dillery, John, 1961, author
- Publication/Creation:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1995
- Resource Type:
- Book
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Xenophon and the history of his times / John Dillery
Subjects/Genre
- Subjects:
- Xenophon--Political and social views
Xenophon.Hellenica
Imperialism
History--Philosophy
Greece--History--Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C.
Greece--History--Spartan and Theban Supremacies, 404-362 B.C.
Description/Summary
- Table of Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; XENOPHON, HISTORY AND ORDER: THE BATTLE OF MANTINEA; XENOPHON, UTOPIA AND PANHELLENISM; XENOPHON'S ANABASIS: PANHELLENISM AND THE IDEAL COMMUNITY; THE LEGACY OF THE TEN THOUSAND? XENOPHON'S VISION AND THE SPARTANS IN ASIA; INTRODUCTION TO THE PARADIGM: PHLIUS, THE THIRTY AND THE MODEL COMMUNITY; THE PARADIGMATIC INDIVIDUAL; XENOPHON AND THE DIVINE; HELLENICA BOOK 5 AND THE CRIMES OF SPARTA; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index of passages; General index
- Summary:
- Through an analysis of Xenophon's complete body of work, focusing on the Hellenica and Anabasis, he is shown to be very much a man of his times, with topical concerns such as panhellenism, the influence of the gods, and the idea of utopia.
- Language:
- English
- Language Note:
- English
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 online resource (350 p.)
- General Note:
- Description based upon print version of record.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9936712593002486
- ISBN:
- 1-134-87468-5
1-134-87469-3
1-280-32164-4
0-585-44899-X
0-203-42138-8 - OCLC Number:
- 191661769
- Other Identifiers:
- doi: 10.4324/9780203421383
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